Washington, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced the new safety record, which is based on data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), March 22. The news continues a trend of record-setting years for rail safety. For example, March 2017 data from the FRA shows:
- Train accident rate is down 44 percent since 2000.
- Equipment-caused accident rate is down 34 percent since 2000.
- Track-caused accident rate is down 53 percent since 2000.
- Derailment rate is down 44 percent since 2000.
